Dry-mop holder



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DRY MOP HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED IAN. I8, I922.

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OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

l DRY-TKO? HOLDER.

Application led'anuary 1S, 1922. Serial No. 530,049.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l,y CHARLES HAUK, Jr., a citizen ot the United States, and a resident oi the city of New York, borough of the Bronx in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Dry-Mop ilolder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in receptacles, and it pertains more particularly to a receptacle adapted to contain dry mops when the latter are not in use.

lt is one of the primary objects ot the invention to provide a receptacle ot this character in which the mop may be cleaned.

lt is a further object ot the invention to provide closure means for receptacles of this character, which closure means may be drawn tightly around the mop handle during the cleaning operation.

llt is a further object of the invention to provide a closure means of a flexible nature which is removably secured to the upper portion of the receptacle.

lt is a further object of the invention to provide a means upon the interior oi the receptacle against which the mop is a-dapted to be beaten to dislodge dust accumulated therein.

It is a still further object ot the invention to so construct the beating element within the receptacle that the dust and dirt dislodged from the mop may be readily removed rom the receptacle without dumping the same.

With the above and other objects in view, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view o a mop holder constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail view in elevation of the upper portion of the mop holder;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 8-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4: is a top plan view ot the beating element adapted to be removably carried by the interior of the receptacle.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates a receptacle, and the side walls of said receptacle are preferably corrugated as designated by the reference character 6. rlhe receptacle 5 is provided near its upper edge with a plurality or perforations 7, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

Secured to the upper end of the receptacle by means oil a lacing string 8 or the like, is a hood 9, and the upper open end 10 ot said hood 9 is provided with a drawstring 11, by means of which the said open end may be contracted to close the receptacle about the mop. This hood is provided with a plurality of openings 12, through which the lacing string 8 passes, and said lacing string 8 is adapted to secure the hood in position on the upper end of the receptacle 5.

rihe reference character 15 designates a beater and said beater comprises a plurality of cross arms 16 carried by a base member 17. These cross arms are ngularly disposed in order to present a substantially V-shaped receiving member for the mop head when the same is inserted into the receptacle. The detlning edge of the base 17 upon which the beater is mounted is adapted to conform to the contour of the side walls of the receptacle as clearly shown by the plan view of the beater in Fig. 4.-.

rl`he device functions in the following manner:

With the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1, the mop is inserted into the receptacle with the head of the mop in engagement with the beater 15. Alter this has been accomplished, the drawstring 11 is operated to close or contract the open end ot the hood 9 about the mop handle. With the mop in position and the hood closed, the mo-p is either reciprocated with its head in engagement with the beater 15 or rotated with its head in engagement with the beater 15, which action causes a deposit of dust, etc., from the mop, said dust and the like settling in the bottom ol' the receptacle.

When it is desired to clean the receptacle, it is only necessary to remove the lacing 8 and the hood 9, and reach downwardly into the receptacle and remove the beater 15 therefrom. As the beater 15 is removed from the receptacle, the dust, etc., deposited in the bottom. of the receptacle on the base 17 of the beater will likewise be withdrawn. After this has been done, it is only necessary to again insert the beater to the position shown in Fig. 1, and lace a new hood in place thereon.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention not only provides a sanilll@ tary mop holder for containing inops when not in use, but'in addition provides a new and improved sanitary means for cleaning mops.

While in the present instance the side walls of the receptacle have been shown as corrugated, it is obvious that they may be comprising a receptacle, means for closing the receptacle, a beater, and a base for supporting said beater, said base conforming in shape to the side Walls of the receptacle, and forming a removable bottom. 'and side Wall scraper therefor.

3. In a device of the character described,

va receptacle having an open end, a beater, a

base for said beater adapted to rest on the bottom of said receptacle, said base conforming in shape to the shape of the receptacle and extending vertically from the bottom thereof, and means for closing the open end of said receptacle.

CHARLES HAK'JR. 

